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Job details Employment Type: Full-Time Location: Mehsana, Gujarat, India Job Category: Engineering Job Number: WD30223349 Job Description #LI-DS2 Professional product development project managers in Kadi, India The Project Management Excellence is responsible for the following: Ensure the team aware of and follow Product Development Process Owner of Product Development Process and rollout and continuous improvement Ensure project team understand the Product Development Process correctly by teaching and coaching Audit Product Development Process execution in project Report Product Development Process execution issues with corrective plan or precaution plan Follow up corrective plan or precaution plan and ensure the execution issue close. Monitor project KPIs with trend analysis monthly Support project management in Daptiv (Enterprise Project Management & Resource Management tool) Upgrade Process and provide guideline based on user challenges and feedback. Escalate issues and request for supports to the appropriate leaderships when necessary He/she should be well versed in global & regional project management disciplines/processes/tools, capable of grasping how the company value chain works, have ability to think and act both locally and globally, and is both hands-on in terms of guiding his/her team with respect to adressing tactical execution issues relative to keeping projects on track. PRINCIPAL DUTIES: Lead initiative execution across functions (for example, Product Management, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Marketing, Finance, and Sales). Anchor, Educate and Train project team in terms of Process, Standard and Governance in regard to on-time, at or below target cost, meeting market requirements and consistent with JCH Product Attribute Leadership Strategy launch quality, and project budget and business case Overall project management improvement measures will include: product development cycle-time reduction share of market gain cost of poor quality reduction YoY product cost reduction Drive and track project management metrics for product development excellence and continuous improvement Operate the project management scorecard for overall project management execution Lead the project team to manage detailed work plans and action logs as tracking and feedback tools across all projects. Establish a culture of strong project management as evidenced by the key performance indicators. Manage product development resources and budgets at a high-level helping to both shape and staff the overall product development roadmap. Identify areas requiring change management support and support activities as required Work directly with external support on specific initiatives (consulting, IT, etc.) – set scope and manage cadence/budge Improve our System, Process and Organization Improve and lead Engineering budget and resource planning by using Daptiv (Enterprise Project and Resource management tool) Develop and anchor Product Development process Improve Data quality in the systems Implement Agile development process for IoT & Software Manage ODM/ OEM project process and organization REQUIREMENTS: Job Requirements: Deep understanding and passion for product development process and operations of the company and its parent company, Johnson Controls, Inc. Deep understanding of cross-functional product development and team management of cross-functional project managers. Ability to structure work, manage projects, ideate and run processes/ tools Strong logical thinking and problem solving skills Ability to engage across the company functions, regions, and organization Strong analytical skills, particularly but not limited to financial literacy Strong written communication skills – ability to synthesize and communicate executive level messages Strong oral communication skills – ability to engage senior leadership and working level leaders Strong executive presence with ability to listen, collaborate, influence leaders across organization Team player and relationship builder Business level Chinse and English. Additional capability in Japanese preferred. High cross-cultural awareness Commitment to excellence Experience: 6 – 7years of cumulative experience relative to engineering and product development project management in automotive, industrial goods, consumer products or durables manufacturing Operational track record of product development project management excellence especially including management of multi-location, multi-cultural project management teams Demonstrated experience and success developing project management skills and disciplines with relatively inexperienced team members and organizations Expert with respect with project management approaches, processes and tools Travel will vary based on business demands, but is estimated at 5-10% Education: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline required MBA preferred
